Chisinau vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Chisinau Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$640
$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1555
$2572
🏠 One person rent
$314
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$528
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$1772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
50
44
😀 Quality of life
58
72
🏙️ Population
639K
3.98M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 40% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 7357th and 4605th ($640 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Moldova and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Moldova vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.7 months in Jeddah. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Jeddah ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5584th and 1949th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.22
$6.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$522
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$354
$584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$64.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.26
$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.79%
4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1302
$1340
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$878
$1020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.78
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$8.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$7.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$91.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$319
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3450
$7059

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Distance City Cost of living
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$451
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$452
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$458
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$364
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$451
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$452
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$695
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$656
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$405
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$575
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$475
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$451
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$487
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$516
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$699
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$669
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$649
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$587
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$527
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$629
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$627
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$592
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$389
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$523
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$610
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$452
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$522
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$374
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$800
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$628
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$384
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$395
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$620
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$794
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$658
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$390
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$593
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$502
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$670
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$992
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$601
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$867
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1028
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$829
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$833
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$963
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$832
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$488
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$750
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$487
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$843
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$892
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$563
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$522
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$270
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$486
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$858
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$880
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$598
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$485
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1019
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$230
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$227
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$281
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1278
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$260
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$345
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$553
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$487
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$578
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$299
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$827
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$588
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$488
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$247
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$828
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$614
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$492